A teenager was arrested on murder charges yesterday in the fatal shooting of a man last week in East Harlem, police said. On Feb. 6, Shantik Dempsey, 18, allegedly shot Cesare Kitt, 27, of The Bronx, in the head in a building on East 125th Street.

A man swiped a Range Rover from a Midtown parking garage yesterday, but bailed out when he saw the car’s owner chasing after him, police at the scene said.

The robber entered the garage at Seventh Avenue and 58th Street around 3 p.m. and tied up the attendant with duct tape. He then stole a Range Rover and drove it to a red light a block away. The car’s owner happened to spot the car and raced toward it. That’s when the thief jumped out and fled.

Cops were looking for him last night.

Police are investigating an apparent bias incident in the Gramercy Park section.

Cops were summoned to an apartment building on Lexington Avenue near East 23rd Street around 8 p.m. Tuesday, where a 40-year-old Hispanic man reported he had been subjected to slurs by another man.

A thief walked into a Murray Hill bank yesterday, slipped a note demanding money to a teller and fled with an undetermined amount of cash, police said.

The robbery occurred about 10:30 at a North Fork branch on Park Avenue near 33rd Street.

Cops are investigating two swastikas found etched in snow at a Washington Heights apartment building.

A resident made the discovery in the rear of building at 120 Cabrini Boulevard on Sunday and reported it to police.

BROOKLYN

A thief made off with cash from a Washington Mutual Bank in Sunset Park yesterday after passing to a teller a note demanding money, police said. The robbery occurred at 12:30 p.m. at the branch on Fifth Avenue near 53rd Street.

Seven people were injured in East Flatbush yesterday when their SUV erupted in flames, police said.

The car was traveling south on East 54th Street between Avenues J and K around 11 a.m. when one of its license plates scraped the pavement, producing sparks, which in turn ignited the car.

The seven occupants, four adults and three children ages 1, 2 and 4, suffered minor injuries and were taken to Brookdale and Staten Island University hospitals.

QUEENS

A man was arrested yesterday for allegedly assaulting another man with brass knuckles on a Corona street, a police source said.

The 24-year-old suspect, whose name was not immediately released, got into a dispute with the man that escalated into a physical confrontation on 101st Street and 37th Avenue on Halloween. The victim received seven stitches at Elmhurst General Hospital.

A woman was arrested yesterday on charges of stealing a $4,000 loan check sent to her aunt in July 2002, a police source said.

The 37-year-old woman, whose name was not immediately released, allegedly forged her aunt’s signature on the pre-approved loan check and had it placed in a bank account. At the time, her aunt was tending to a friend in North Carolina.

After returning to her Corona home, the aunt began receiving bills to pay back the loan and contacted cops. The suspect was charged with grand larceny and forgery.

STATEN ISLAND

A 5-year-old boy died after getting sick and collapsing at his family’s home in Etingville, police said yesterday. Around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Anthony Espinoza was rushed to Staten Island University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators were working to determine the cause of death.